Gauteng’s first new highway in 40 years

The first new highway in Gauteng in 40 years is scheduled to be built by the Gauteng Roads and Transport Department this is according to a prominent community newspaper in the area, The Kempton Express.

The article stated that the 35km stretch of newly developed tarmac will also be a part of a bigger project to help in the sustenance of what is being named “Areotropolis” at Africa’s largest airport the OR Tambo International Airport which is also a part of the Tambo-Springs Freight and Logistics Hub.  The newly developed highway will be named the PWV15.

The Kempton Park area is centrally located and this new development is set to place the area even further on the map as the transport and industry hub of South Africa’s fastest growing and most commercially driven city Johannesburg. Billions are being allocated to this project where R1.9 billion out of the R6.8 billion Gauteng Roads and Transport budget for 2017, this is according to MEC for this department Ismail Vadi.

Spartan a popular industrial area situated within Kempton Park and within the jurisdiction of Ekurhuleni Municipality will also see positive spin-offs according to leading property brokerage who operates out of the area API Property Group.

“Spartan is a key industrial node in the Gauteng area a new highway through this integral expanse within the greater Gauteng Ekurhuleni region, will mean pivotal things and new developments for people looking to make Spartan their industrial home.” – Stephanus Weyers API director and principal for the Gauteng area.

API Property Group has over 56 listings for industrial properties to let in the Spartan area this is a key indication of the area's popularity for industrial reasons which largely relate to its key infrastructure and access to transport links such as the OR Tambo International Airport and efficient Gautrain service.

“Apart from alleviating traffic congestion on the existing road network, it will accelerate the development of the Aerotrpolis and the Tambo-Springs Logistics Hub, and enhance the adjacent land value along the route for housing, industrial and commercial development” - kemptonexpress.co.za.

The roads and transport department has huge plans for further road rehabilitation projects and this new highway is also being put into place to help in combating traffic congestion in the Gauteng area which has always been a huge problem. This isn’t the only development the area has seen in recent times and this new highway being built comes on the back foot of another major project called John Dube City which will see  10 000 houses built not to mention a university, a civic centre, seven primary schools, three secondary schools, 15 public facilities, multiple transportation stations, 53 parks, botanical gardens, a hotel, a public hospital, an industrial district and an entertainment park.

The province has been implementing various infrastructure upgrades throughout the last few years. “With regard to road infrastructure, the province is spending R 7.2 billion to upgrade and expand all major roads that connect and integrate the different development corridors and key economic nodes of Gauteng over the next three years”. - http://www.infrastructurene.ws (2017). According to the same news source, the province was hit with the unusually tempered weather which needed an R103.5 million emergency upgrade which was in conjunction with this new highway being built.

With crucial infrastructure upgrades and the building of new highways, the Spartan and Kempton Park area really is poised to become one of the leading industrial areas in the entire country. Get in contact with an API broker today to find out more about available properties to let within Spartan.